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  1. bldn10

    Thinking of Buying a 07-14 NNBS Tahoe/Suburban? Look Here

    At about what point do a lot of components need to be replaced? I'm looking at a '10 w/ 104,000 miles and the owner, who has had it the last 30,000 or so, has not replaced much of anything. What about water pump, alternator, A/C condensor and tensioner, plugs, injectors, belts, gaskets, brake...
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    Z71 or LTZ

    I know the Z71 is the "off road" model but what suspension differences does it have? Does it have any features of the HD towing package even if it does not have the package? In shopping for a new(er) Tahoe I've run across lots of nice LTZs but they all seem to have 2nd row buckets, that I don't...
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    Past NBS rides

    E Prod would be SCCA - that was the previous weekend.
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    Past NBS rides

    "Road Atlanta you say? I’m only ~30min away, and was there this past weekend. Whatcha running?" Dark blue Cayman w/ red #2 in Red group. You can see it on the trailer in the photo. I didn't run Sun. after cording a tire Sat. You?
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    Past NBS rides

    I had one of the first '95 4-door Tahoes in Memphis. Black w/ gray leather. My daily driver and race car tow vehicle, then work truck. When it gave out I bought an '09 for $3000 as a work truck and got several years out of it. Then my '02 bought as a work truck but also now does double duty as a...
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    Do our $$$$$ Escalade's not have an integrated brake controller?

    FWIW my '02 w/ Z82 HD Trailering Equip. package was wired for a controller. I bought a Tekonsha and it plugged right in and works great.
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    2nd row bench addition

    So the floor is at a different level w/ buckets than w/ bench seats?
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    2nd row bench addition

    But if I swap w/ the bench seat it will be level? If I can't get the one large cargo area then I can't buy a truck w/ 2nd row buckets.
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    2nd row bench addition

    No, I asked if they would be level w/ "the deck" - the floor - not the backs of the 3rd row seats. "(Obviously the 3rd row is out.)" W/ my bench seat I lower the backs and I have one large flat cargo area.
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    2nd row bench addition

    I've run across a really nice '09 LT3 Z71 but I too prefer a bench in the second row. But, having no experience w/ "captain chairs," let me ask you guys this: when you lower the seat backs are they flush w/ the rear deck? I.e. could I lower them and lay a piece of plywood over the entire rear...
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    Towing MPG (interested in all years, 2000 - 2017)

    My '02 5.3 gets about the same towing as it does around town - 12ish. Pulling a 2900# car on an aluminum open trailer.
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    Trailer hitch

    I've shopped Tahoes and Yukons a good bit from time to time and have never seen one w/o the receiver, plug, tow/haul mode. I thought that was standard. (as opposed to the HD Trailering Package)
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    2017 Seats are not for me

    Coincidently and FWIW I went down to watch the Super Bowl w/ my brother Sun. and learned that he is seeing a physical therapist for his neck. Seems that he recently bought a new Sierra and, ever since, he's had an aching neck! I don't know if the seats are the same but add this to the...
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    rattle coming from engine when A/C on

    Crap, I wish I'd found this thread in Nov. I had already replaced the tensioner and compressor 4/2016 but I started hearing the noise again. I just put another tensioner [that showed the result of the slamming] on it to no avail. Does the inline filter solve this obvious Chevy design mistake?
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    BELT TENSIONER, IDLER, ? CHATTER

    I took off the A/C belt and the noise pretty much stopped. Tensioner, right? So I replaced the tensioner, put the belt back on, and . . . noise again. The problem is not the tensioner, it's the location of the compressor. I don't know how I missed this thread but post #27 explains it...
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    BELT TENSIONER, IDLER, ? CHATTER

    And drive it?
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    BELT TENSIONER, IDLER, ? CHATTER

    "To clarify, it DOES NOT do it sitting still, it does not even do it driving when off throttle."
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    BELT TENSIONER, IDLER, ? CHATTER

    Would it be the A/C tensioner if it does it even when the A/C is not on?
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    BELT TENSIONER, IDLER, ? CHATTER

    Thanks for all the suggestions. I haven't had a chance to try anything yet but will tomorrow. To clarify, it DOES NOT do it sitting still, it does not even do it driving when off throttle. FWIW I also recently had the rear main seal replaced - don't know what they had to take off to do that. It...
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    BELT TENSIONER, IDLER, ? CHATTER

    '02 5.3 Tahoe 2WD. I have a chatter or rattle that started very subtle and is getting progressively louder and more frequent. It sounds from the seat like it is in the right front but I do not think it is suspension. It only does it when there is a load on the engine, when it is accelerating. It...
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    New-to-me 02 Tahoe with some problems

    He said that the crack was in the boot, not the piston. Usually no big deal, but the drastic way the inside wore compared to the outside means something is bad wrong.
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    GMT 800 Towing Package?

    I bought my '02 solely as a work truck (construction) but when I got a trailer and started towing my car to tracks I shopped for a newer Tahoe/Yukon that was tow-ready. After subscribing to a VIN decode service I found that my truck had an excellent set of towing options: G80 Positraction, LSD...
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    intermediate steering shaft help

    "Exercised" mine Sat. and, despite all the testimonials, I was still surprised how easy it was and that it worked.
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    Fuel Pump?

    How much trouble is dropping the tank on jackstands? Of course, I have a mostly full tank. :-/
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    Fuel Pump?

    My '02 Tahoe had been running fine (other than a low idle) but Mon. a.m. would not start. I cycled the key on and off a few times w/o starting and it then started up and ran fine the rest of the day. Since then it has developed a habit of running a few miles and the dying on me. The key cycling...

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